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Posted Oct. 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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Oct 17 | evenings at the seacoast science center dinner series presents venom diaries, 5 p.m., with underwater photographer Paul Erickson, join in a family evening including dinner, a presentation on venomous marine creatures and adults, and spooky sea creature activities for children. In the spirit of the Halloween season, costumes encouraged. Learn more, purchase tickets at www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/events.

the music hall: 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. the loft: 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. Tickets now available at the Music Hall box office, at 436-2400 or at www.themusichall.org. Members may buy advance tickets on the first Saturday of every month for upcoming events. To become a member call 433-3100, ext. 3014 or at www.themusichall.org.

OCT 4 | RELAXING IN A MADHOUSE, 6 p.m., an exhibit of John Angelopoulos's oil paintings of selected Charles Simic poems, opens at Buoy gallery, 2 Government St., Kittery, Maine, on Oct. 4 with a reading and reception. Shown then moves on Oct. 11 to Dimond Library, University of New Hampshire, Durham, where it will be open for viewing through Oct. 26.

OCT 4 | first friday open stage, offered for students October through May at Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, Maine, 7 to 8:30 p.m. You're invited to play music, sing, recite poetry, juggle, perform a skit, mime, use your imagination and join in a night of live performance and fun. No advance signups necessary. Information, Kent Allyn kentfallyn@gmail.com, or David Graf davidwgraf@aol.com.

oct 13 | UNH CELEBRITY SERIES: STILE ANTICO, 7 p.m., ensemble of young British singers now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices. Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Tickets are $30, UNH Students with IDs and 18-under $10. 862-7222, www.unharts.com.

OCT 25 | LEADERSHIP FORUM AND WRITERS IN THE LOFT: HOWARD G. BUFFETT AND HOWARD W. BUFFETT, 5:30 p.m., The Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. $40, includes "40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World, $26 includes hardcover, drink and book signing. Tickets are available at the Music Hall box office, at 436-2400 or at www.themusichall.org.

OCT 27 | FURNITURE MASTERWORKS 2013: A CELEBRATION, 4-7 p.m., interact with individual masters, experience their newest creations first hand and speak with the masters in depth, evening includes a reception and silent auction, the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, New Castle. $25. Advance tickets may be purchcased at http://www.furnituremasters.org.

OCT 31 | 19th annual Portsmouth Halloween Parade, a grassroots, all-inclusive Seacoast celebration of community, creativity, resourcefulness and free expression, which walks, stalks, dances, trumpets and drums its way through downtown Portsmouth each year on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to dress up, gather at Peirce Island by Prescott Park, and march. Hundreds march in costume, thousands cheer from the sidelines, it's a spectacle from either side of the curb. www.spookyportsmouth.com.

Nov 1 | first friday open stage, offered for students October through May at Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, Maine, 7 to 8:30 p.m. You're invited to play music, sing, recite poetry, juggle, perform a skit, mime, use your imagination and join in a night of live performance and fun. No advance signups are necessary, just come on down. For information, email Kent Allyn at kentfallyn@gmail.com, or David Graf at davidwgraf@aol.com.

NOV 5 | UNH CELEBRITY SERIES: L.A. THEATRE WORKS: THE GRADAUTE, 7 p.m., a formost radio theater company for more than two decades, each performance is immediate, spontaneous and features a first-rate cast, live sound effects and a connection to the audience. Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Tickets are $30, UNH Students with IDs and 18-under $10. Tickets at 862-7222 or at www.unharts.com.

NOV 7 - 16 | RESTAURANT WEEK - portsmouth and the seacoast, sponsored by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, a bi-annual culinary event that sppotlights Portsmouth and the Seacoast as a culinary and cultural destination. For more information visit www.restaurantweekportsmouth.com.

NOV 7 | WALK THE PINK CARPET and help York Hospital Breast Cancer Patients. Girls Night out dinner with a silent/live auction of bags baubles and the best of everything, with Randy Price emcee. 5 p.m., Portsmouth Harbor Events. There is limited seating. Tickets are $75 each or a VIP table of 10 for $900. (207) 351-2385, visit www.yorkhospital.com/thepinkcarpet or email info@yorkhospital.com.

NOV 9 | TOSCA - OPERA CONNECTION, discussion, The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. $14, includes admission and light breakfast fare, Tickets now available at the Music Hall box office, at 436-2400, Or at www.themusichall.org.

dec 6 | first friday open stage, offered for students from October through May at the Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, Maine, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. You're invited to play music, sing, recite poetry, juggle, perform a skit, mime, use your imagination and join in a night of live performance and fun. No advance signups are necessary, just come on down. For information, email Kent Allyn at kentfallyn@gmail.com, or David Graf at davidwgraf@aol.com.

DEC 22 | FALLSTAFF - OPERA CONNECTION, discussion, The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. $14, includes admission and light breakfast fare, Tickets now available at the Music Hall box office, at 436-2400, or at www.themusichall.org

jan 3 | first friday open stage, offered for students through May at the Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, Maine, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. You're invited to play music, sing, recite poetry, juggle, perform a skit, mime, use your imagination and join in a night of live performance and fun. No advance signups are necessary, just come on down. For information, email Kent Allyn at kentfallyn@gmail.com, or David Graf at davidwgraf@aol.com.

MULTIMEDIA HISTORIC TOUR OF THE MUSIC HALL, get the inside scoop on the stories of sea and of land, of ghosts and of myths, and of fiery destruction and rebirth that have defined one of the oldest operating theatres in the U.S. Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12.50, $10 for members and are available at The Music Hall box office, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, at 436-2400, or at www.themusichall.org.

WALK WITH WASHINGTON, through Oct. 11, Fridays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Follow President Washington's footsteps where he dined, danced, fished and slept, during his three-day visit in the fall of 1789. A tour of the Langdon House can be added at the end of the walk for half price, free for members. 436-3205 or www.HistoricNewEngland.org. Tour leaves from Governor John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant St., Portsmouth. Tickets $12, $6 for Historic New England Members.

Scottish Country Dancing, Fridays in Greenland at the Parish Hall on Route 151/Post Road, 7:30 p.m. beginners, 8 p.m. social dancing, No partner necessary, soft shoes suggested. Call 773-9795 to confirm. Free the first time and then $3 a visit.